Convict accused of attempted kidnapping in park

John Fabian held on $150,000 bond

He's violated two women before in Central Florida, and now police say John Fabian is at it again.

The 6 foot 10 inch felon has been arrested for attacking a jogger in a Melbourne park.

Police say the woman was jogging by herself in Wickham Park, and she passed the suspect twice.

As she jogged past alone, he yelled something, the victim said. The next time she passed, she saw him crouching in the bushes. And the third time, he stood up, said, "Hello. How are you?" and lunged for her.

The woman got away but told police she was afraid he wanted to drag her into the bushes and kill her.

"He's 6 foot 10. He could have done anything he wanted to her," said Sheridan Shelley of the Melbourne Police Department.

Fabian has been convicted of victimizing two women in the past.

In March 2008, Fabian broke into a neighbor's house and hid in her shower, hoping to see her undress.

In May of 2008, he grabbed a young mother in broad daylight on a popular part of Satellite Beach, and pulled off her swimsuit top as her 4-year-old son cried out in fear.

He spent 13 months in prison for those crimes.

The jogger said she's seen him lurking in the park several times. Other joggers said they're concerned.

Fabian is being held on $150,000 bail. He's charged with attempted kidnapping.